Hano
A language of Vanuatu
| Population | 6,500 (Lynch and Crowley 2001). |
| Region | North Pentecost (Raga, Whitsuntide Island) and south Maewo (Aurora) Island. |
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Vanuatu |
| Alternate names | Bwatvenua, Lamalanga, North Raga, Qatvenua, Raga, Vunmarama |
| Dialects | Slight dialect differences. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, North and Central Vanuatu, Northeast Vanuatu-Banks Islands, East Vanuatu |
| Language use | Trade language. |
| Language development | Bible portions: 1908–1989. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | ‘Hano’ is the name preferred locally. |
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